Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.35 – A. Public and nonpublic day schools serving children in grades kindergarten and above, including any prekindergarten programs attached thereto, as well as camps, and care given witho
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.35
- Child: means a person who has not reached age eighteen or otherwise been legally emancipated. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.33
- Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.33
- Early learning center: means any child day care center, Early Head Start Center, Head Start Center, or stand-alone prekindergarten program not attached to a school. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:407.33
A. Public and nonpublic day schools serving children in grades kindergarten and above, including any prekindergarten programs attached thereto, as well as camps, and care given without charge, shall be exempt from the provisions of this Part.
B. A recognized religious organization which is qualified as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, which remains open for not more than twenty-four hours in a continuous seven-day week, and in which no individual child remains for more than twenty-four hours in one continuous stay shall not be considered an early learning center for the purposes of this Part.
C. Nothing in this Part shall apply to children in programs licensed or operated by the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services.
Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.